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Michael Scialdone

Clinical Associate Professor of Information and Operations Management
Innovative Teaching Fellow
Department of Information and Operations Management

Education

Ph.D. Information Science and Technology, Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
M.S. in Information Design and Technology, State University of New York Institute of Technology (now SUNY Polytechnic) (Utica, NY)
B.A. in Communication Arts, Utica College (Utica, NY)

Research Interest

Digital Education, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Systems, Non-Technical Skills in Technical Fields

Courses Taught

ISTM320: Business Systems Analysis and Design
ISTM380: Human-Computer Interaction
ISTM620: Systems Analysis and Design
ISTM631: Information Systems Design and Development Project
ISTM670: Capstone IS Service Project
ISTM680: Human-Computer Interaction in MIS
ISTM685: Directed Study

Biography

Dr. Michael J. Scialdone holds a Ph.D. in Information Science and Technology (2014) from Syracuse University. He joined Mays Business School in Fall 2019 as a Clinical Associate Professor of Information and Operating Management. He has since expanded the Management Information Systems (MIS) curriculum with more soft skills like systems thinking, abstract reasoning, and information presentation. Dr. Scialdone has a university-wide reputation for adapting the Learning Management System to support student success. His classes (traditional and online) are known for featuring collaborative hands-on activities and dynamic presentations that use images and animations to convey challenging concepts. Dr. Scialdone has been invited to present at professional development venues; and has published about MIS pedagogy in journals and conference. His other research interests include the impact of technology qualities (e.g., user-interface design, features, affordances, etc.) in business, education, and social contexts; and the intellectual identities of information-oriented disciplines.
Dr. Scialdone has been awarded the Aaron Becker Memorial Undergraduate Teaching Award (2022, 2024, and 2025) in MIS, the MS-MIS Online Teaching Award (2023), and was nominated for the Mays Teaching Impact Award in 2024. In Fall 2025, Dr. Scialdone began a two-year appointment as a Texas A&M Innovative Teaching Fellow.